''Michael Nyman for Yohji Yamamoto'' is volume 2 of

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's series of albums, ''

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''. The album features the solo

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work ''Yamamoto Perpetuo'' (a play on " moto perpetuo"), which Nyman has since adapted into the ''

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No. 4'' (originally appearing on the album, ''

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'') and the orchestral work, '' Strong on Oaks, Strong on the Causes of Oaks''. The violin is played by

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, and Nyman can be heard on one track, "Song L," at the piano. The theme of ''The Show'' was " Cinderella", and Yamamoto desired "Some European folk element" in the score. At the time, Nyman had access only to some

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folk songs he had gathered but not used for '' The Piano'', so three tunes, all of which happen to be in A-minor Aeolian mode, were worked into the score.Michael Nyman. ''

''. EMI Records, 1998. Liner Notes pp. 2-3. Because the album was a limited release in Japan, and not released in other parts of the world, it is something of a

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for Nyman fans. An associated single, "Anohito no Waltz" was also released. The title track appears only on the single, while "Song L" appears as its

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Track listing

#M-1 song A 2'00" #M-2 song B 2'36" #M-3 song C 2'15" #M-4 song D 5'17" #M-5 song E 4'08" #M-6 song F 3'35" #M-7 song G 3'35" #M-8 song H 3'03" #M-9 song I 3'24" #M-10 song J 2'55" #M-11 song K 4'07" #M-12 song M 2'27" #M-13 song L 2'58"

Personnel

*Music Composed and Produced by

Michael Nyman Michael Laurence Nyman, Order of the British Empire, CBE (born 23 March 1944) is an English composer, pianist, libretto, librettist, musicologist, and filmmaker. He is known for numerous film soundtrack, scores (many written during his length ...

*Violin:

*Piano:

*Recording Engineer:

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*Recorded at Air Studios,

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*Mastered by Michael J. Dutton at TRANSFERMATION, London *Production Supervision & Direction: Nobuyuki Takahashi *Production Management: Atsuko Hamazaki *Art Direction: Hisao Sugiura *Design: Hisao Sugiura, Yasunobu Kawajiri ( Studio Super Compass) *London agent: Fumiya Sawa *Composer's representative: Nigel Barr, Michael Nyman Ltd. *General Producer:

*Special thanks to Yohji Yamamoto Inc., Studio Super Compass, Super Muzak

References

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